Tettigoniidea Explained

Tettigoniidea^{[1] [2] [3]} is an infraorder of the order Orthoptera, with six extant families.

Families

The Orthoptera Species File^[4] lists:

• superfamily Hagloidea Handlirsch, 1906
  • †Eospilopteronidae Cockerell, 1916
  • †Haglidae Handlirsch, 1906
  • †Hagloedischiidae Gorochov, 1986
  • †Prezottophlebiidae Martins-Neto, 2007
  • Prophalangopsidae Kirby, 1906 (grigs)
  • †Tuphellidae Gorochov, 1988
  • †Tzetzenulia Gorochov, 1990
• superfamily †Phasmomimoidea Sharov, 1968
  • †Phasmomimidae Sharov, 1968
• superfamily Stenopelmatoidea Burmeister, 1838 (wetas & king crickets)
  • Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859
  • Cooloolidae Rentz, 1980
  • Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845
  • Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838
• superfamily Tettigonioidea Krauss, 1902 (bush crickets or katydids)
  • †Haglotettigoniidae Gorochov, 1988
  • †Permotettigoniidae Nel & Garrouste, 2016
  • Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902

Incertae sedis

• • †Tettoraptor maculatus Gorochov, 2012

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.

External links

• • NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Tettigoniidea

Notes and References

1. Kevan DKM (1982) In Parker [Ed.]: Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms 2: 356
2. Web site: Tettigoniidea Infraorder Information. BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. 2018-01-26.
3. Web site: Tettigoniidea Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-26.
4. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1143459 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 27 December 2018)